blazor-405364-components-data-editors-combobox-multiple-columns.md
The DevExpress Blazor ComboBox control can display data across multiple columns. Follow the steps below to create columns:
<Columns>...</Columns> tag to the component’s markup to declare the column collection.DxListEditorColumn object, specify the data source field that populates column cells.DxListEditorColumn properties to customize the column’s appearance as needed.To format an edit box’s value, use the EditFormat property.
@using StaffData
<DxComboBox Data="@Staff.DataSource"
@bind-Value="@SelectedPerson"
EditFormat ="{1} {2}">
<Columns>
<DxListEditorColumn FieldName="Id" Width="50px" />
<DxListEditorColumn FieldName="FirstName" Caption="Name"/>
<DxListEditorColumn FieldName="LastName" Caption="Surname"/>
</Columns>
</DxComboBox>
@code {
Person SelectedPerson { get; set; } = Staff.DataSource[0];
}
namespace StaffData {
public static class Staff {
private static readonly Lazy<List<Person>> dataSource = new Lazy<List<Person>>(() => {
var dataSource = new List<Person>() {
new Person() { Id= 0 , FirstName="John", LastName="Heart", Department=Department.Electronics },
new Person() { Id= 1 , FirstName="Samantha", LastName="Bright", Department=Department.Motors },
new Person() { Id= 2 , FirstName="Arthur", LastName="Miller", Department=Department.Software },
new Person() { Id= 3 , FirstName="Robert", LastName="Reagan", Department=Department.Electronics },
new Person() { Id= 4 , FirstName="Greta", LastName="Sims", Department=Department.Motors },
new Person() { Id= 5 , FirstName="Brett", LastName="Wade", Department=Department.Software },
new Person() { Id= 6 , FirstName="Sandra", LastName="Johnson", Department=Department.Electronics },
new Person() { Id= 7 , FirstName="Edward", LastName="Holmes", Department=Department.Motors },
new Person() { Id= 8 , FirstName="Barbara", LastName="Banks", Department=Department.Software },
new Person() { Id= 9 , FirstName="Kevin", LastName="Carter", Department=Department.Electronics },
new Person() { Id= 10, FirstName="Cynthia", LastName="Stanwick", Department=Department.Motors },
new Person() { Id= 11, FirstName="Sam", LastName="Hill", Department=Department.Electronics }};
return dataSource;
});
public static List<Person> DataSource { get { return dataSource.Value; } }
}
public class Person {
public int Id { get; set; }
public string FirstName { get; set; }
public string LastName { get; set; }
public Department Department { get; set; }
public string Text => $"{FirstName} {LastName} ({Department} Dept.)";
public override bool Equals(object obj) {
if (obj is Person typedObj) {
return (this.Id == typedObj.Id) && (this.FirstName == typedObj.FirstName) && (this.LastName == typedObj.LastName)
&& (this.Department == typedObj.Department);
}
return base.Equals(obj);
}
}
public enum Department { Motors, Electronics, Software }
}